tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post7707645668543135174..comments2023-10-02T03:39:59.884-05:00Comments on Jeff Meyers: Savior of the WorldJeff Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16934932107746619375noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-1119543040181695202007-10-21T19:16:00.000-05:002007-10-21T19:16:00.000-05:00where can we get more of your sermons for download...where can we get more of your sermons for download and hearing, Pastor Meyers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-3418772583343235842007-10-18T18:50:00.000-05:002007-10-18T18:50:00.000-05:00Peter Leithart has an interesting take on 1 John 2...Peter Leithart has an interesting take on 1 John 2:2...<BR/><BR/>Verse 2 describes the work of Jesus as "propitiation" (Gr. hilasmos). As an abstract idea, to "propitiate" is to "pacify anger." Jesus turns away the wrath of God by His obedience. But the word probably has more concrete connotations. In the Septuagint, the related word hilasterion refers to the cover of the ark of the covenant (Exodus 25:17-22; Hebrews 9:5), a word that is also used to describe Jesus and His work (Romans 3:25). In the symbolism of the ark, is related to the firmament canopy that serves as a "veil" between heaven and earth. To say Jesus is the hilasterion means that He is the screen, the firmament, through which the Father views the world.<BR/><BR/>This explains the universalism of John's statement in verse 2. Calvinists, who believe in a definite atonement, have trouble with this verse and others like it (1 Timothy 4:10; Titus 2:11; 1 John 4:14). The solution is that the cross has multiple intentions: Jesus died to secure salvation for His sheep (John 10), His Bride (Ephesians 5), but He also died and rose again to be the "firmament-covering" for the whole world.<BR/><BR/>http://www.leithart.com/archives/002417.phpshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05891048379892936852noreply@blogger.com